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Snow should be done, but wind will blow it around

By Robert Mills, rmills@lowellsun.com

Updated:
12/30/2012 06:35:42 AM EST

LOWELL -- An overnight snowstorm was expected to leave 6 to 7 inches of snow spread over Greater Lowell, but forecasters say the skies should be clear by this morning as a gusty wind blows around some of the powdery snow.

Bill Simpson of the National Weather Service in Taunton said the snow should be done falling by morning, but that temperatures will remain in the mid-20s around the Merrimack Valley, keeping the snow light and fluffy.

Simpson said winds will gust up to 20 mph today, meaning there could be some drifting even once sidewalks are shoveled.

There were several spinouts and minor accidents reported around the region Saturday night, and police warned drivers to use caution as roads were getting slippery.

Lowell police called in a department mechanic to put chains on some police cruisers as officers had trouble getting to calls while an inch to 2 inches of snow fell per hour Saturday night.

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